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Where is Gajju Majra?

Gajju Majra is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Gajju Majjra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036587, and it covers 553 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,885 people in Gajju Majra: 999 men and 886 women, living in 321 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 553 hectares, the population density works out to about 341 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 655 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.55 per cent and women at 63.01 per cent. The census recorded 559 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 545 main workers, the largest group, 214, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 184 other workers in trade, transport and services and 138 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gajju Majra's land. Of the village's 553 hectares, 491 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (491 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 217 cultivators and 138 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gajju Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Taraura khurd, Taraurakalan, Sadarpur and Sehnserwal.

What is the population of Gajju Majra?

The population of Gajju Majra was 1,885 at the 2011 census, living in 321 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gajju Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gajju Majra has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.